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Friday's Scottish gossip

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Celtic forward Marc-Antoine fortune has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to West Brom.  (Herald)

Motherwell have made an official complaint to Uefa after goalkeeper Darren Randolph was the target for missiles thrown by Odense fans. (Daily Mail)

St Mirren manager Danny Lennon is still waiting to hear back from former Aberdeen midfielder Stuart Duff after talks last week. (Various)

Kilmarnock manager Mixu Paatelainen says he is "looking madly" for more players to bolster his squad at Rugby Park. (Scotsman)

Slovenian striker Darijo Biscan claims he turned down offers from two club because he thought he was set to sign a deal with Hibernian. (Various)

Dundee are tracking former Leyton Orient and Colchester defender Matt Lockwood. (Various)

Burnley, Hull, Ipswich, Derby and Leeds are all interested in taking Scotland forward Ross McCormack on loan from Cardiff. (Daily Express)

 

Missed this yesterday 


Sunday's Scottish gossip


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AIK Stockholm manager Alex Miller would like to be considered for the role of performance director of the Scottish Football Association. (Mail on Sunday)

Celtic manager Neil Lennon admits he will need to sell a few players before he can add to his squad. The Northern Irishman would like to make another three signings. (News of the World)

One of those he is keen to bring in is Nottingham Forest's 24-year-old centre-half Kelvin Wilson. (Mail on Sunday)

And one of those on the way out could be Dutch defender Glenn Loovens, who could return to Cardiff on loan. (Scotland on Sunday)

Rangers boss Walter Smith, whose side are in pot three for the Champions League draw on Thursday, says his ideal set of opponents would be Real Madrid, Chelsea and Twente Enschede. (News of the World, Sunday Mail)

Former Hearts defender Jose Goncalves, currently seeking a club, says his next move will be determined by ambition rather than the wage he can command. (Sunday Mail)

Leeds are weighing up a loan move for Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack, who has fallen down the pecking order at the Bluebirds after Craig Bellamy's arrival. (News of the World)

Former Livingston chief Pearse Flynn says he enjoyed his time in Scottish football but the Irishman would only invest in the game again if the Scottish Football Association, the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League were restructured. (Sunday Mail)

Scotland's record cap holder Kenny Dalglish wants critics to get off Darren Fletcher's back, arguing that it is unfair to say he does better for his club, Manchester United, than for his country. (Various)

 

Tuesday's Scottish gossip

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Rangers have opened talks about a new contract with Scotland striker Kenny Miller. (Daily Express)

Scotland striker Kenny Miller has been asked to take a pay cut as part of the ongoing financial squeeze at Ibrox imposed by the Scottish champions' bankers. (Daily Record)

Premiership club West Brom watched Kenny Miller score a hat-trick against Hibernian and could launch a bid for the Scotland striker before the transfer window closes in a week's time. (The Sun)

Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor has been offered a two-year contract extension while left-back Sasa Papac will be offered a new deal beyond next summer. (Daily Mail)

Northern Ireland forward Kyle Lafferty believes his Rangers career is on the line after his latest bout of indiscipline led to a red card against Hibernian on Sunday. (The Sun)

Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson has hit out at AEK Athens for refusing to reveal the venue of Thursday's Europa League second leg until 24 hours before kick-off. (Various)

Celtic have been told they will have to pay £2m to sign Kelvin Wilson from Nottingham Forest despite the defender turning down a new contract at City Ground. (Daily Mail)

Celtic are ready to launch a £1m bid for Burnley winger Chris Eagles, who this summer turned down a move to Rangers. (Daily Mirror)

New Celtic prospect James Forrest was wanted by Rangers before signing for their Glasgow rivals. (Daily Record) 

Honduras left-back Emilio Izaguirre expects to receive his work permit in time to make his debut for Celtic against Motherwell on Sunday. (Daily Record)

Danish striker Morten Rasmussen has no regrets about signing for Celtic despite being loaned to Mainz after only a season with the Glasgow club. (Daily Record)

Hamilton Accies have signed Nigel Hasselbaink, the 19-year-old nephew of Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd, the striker arriving from PSV Eindhoven. (Various)

Dundee manager Gordon Chisholm says his club are in talks with Hamilton Accies about the sale of striker Mickael Antoine-Curier, who was on loan to the Scottish Premier League club last season. (Daily Record)

Motherwell want veteran right-back Eric Paton, but present club Dundee want Marc Fitzpatrick in exchange. (Daily Express)

Motherwell hope to beat St Mirren to the signature of former Plymouth forward Alan Gow, who has been on trial with Krylia Sovetov, but can only afford the 27-year-old if they progress in the Europa League. (Daily Express)

Kilmarnock are hoping to sign former Wolves striker Cedric Roussel on a free transfer after he left Coventry but have also taken former Nancy frontman Basile Camerling on trial. (Various)

St Mirren defender David Barron has rejected the offer of a two-year contract extension beyond next summer. (Various)

Hibernian's 3-0 defeat by Rangers on Sunday means they are now on the worst run of home form in their 135-year history. (Daily Record)

David Weir, Rangers' 40-year-old defender, will be called into Craig Levein's Scotland squad for the start of the Euro 2012 qualification campaign. (Daily Mail)

QPR winger Jamie Mackie, who qualifies because of grandparents, wants to play for Scotland. (Daily Express)

Ian Holloway is set for a swoop for Swansea's Stephen Dobbie after conceding that Blackpool need six more signings for a chance of Premier League survival. (Daily Star)

 

Thursday's Scottish gossip

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Celtic boss Neil Lennon admits Europa League football is vital as he bids to attract top players to the club ahead of next week's transfer deadline. (Daily Mail)

Aberdeen have taken Montenegrin defender Nikola Vujadinovic on trial from Italian side Udinese. (Herald)

Rangers chief executive Martin Bain has made striker Kenny Miller a second contract offer to take him beyond the current season, the final year of his existing deal. (Daily Record)

And Bain, in Monaco for the Champions League draw, fears that it will be the last a Scottish team will be involved for a long time.

Hibs manager John Hughes hopes Merouane Zemmama will sign a new contract when he recovers from injury. (Daily Mail, Daily Record)

Hearts boss Jim Jefferies has revealed Calum Elliot's knee injury is not as bad as first feared. (Various)

Former Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo's legal bid against the club for unfair dismissal has been delayed. (Daily Mail)

Manager Craig Levein would like to see Scotland adopt the same eligibility rules as the rest of the world. (Herald)

Chris Eagles, a target for both Celtic and Rangers, has signed a two-year extension at Burnley. (Daily Record)

Scotland manager Craig Levein says Allan McGregor's feigning injury in a head-to-head with Derek Riordan at Easter Road is not his problem as it happened while he was playing at club level. (Daily Express)

 

Saturday's Scottish gossip

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This season's Scottish Premier League winners could face three qualifying rounds to reach next year's Champions League group stage because of the early exit of Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell from the Europa League. (Various) 

Celtic's Neil Lennon is now the bookmakers' favourite to be the first Scottish Premier League manager to be sacked this season. (the Sun)

Utrecht midfielder Dries Mertens says the arrogance of Celtic's players spurred the Dutch side on to a 4-0 win on Thursday. (Various)

Celtic have had a £60,000 offer for striker Paddy Madden rejected by Irish club Bohemians. (the Sun)

Rangers have made an improved offer to Kenny Miller as they try to persuade the Scotland striker to sign an extended contract beyond next summer. (Daily Express)

Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba says he hopes to quit Hibernian in a £650,000 return to his former club, Paris St Germain, before Tuesday's shutting of the transfer window. (Various)

Hibernian have targeted Darryl Duffy, who has struggled to secure a regular game with Bristol Rovers, should striker Anthony Stokes be sold to Celtic. (the Sun)

Hibernian, who turned down an initial offer from Celtic of £700,000, want £2m for striker Anthony Stokes. (Daily Express)

Kevin McCann is enjoying playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle so much that he would like to make permanent his loan switch from Hibernian. (Various)

 

Monday's Scottish gossip

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Rangers winger Vladimir Weiss says he will "work on his physical side" to cope with the rigours of the Scottish Premier League. (Daily Record)

Another newcomer to Scottish football, Hamilton forward Nigel Hasselbaink, believes his move from PSV Eindhoven to the SPL will be good for his career. (Daily Record)

After his team lost 1-0 to Celtic courtesy of a late penalty in Sunday's lunchtime kick-off, Motherwell manager Craig Brown tells defender Steven Saunders that when a player, "especially an Old Firm player", is running away from goal there is no need to make a challenge. (Daily Express)

Aberdeen's Northern Irish full-back Rory McArdle believes that with games coming up against Motherwell, Dundee United and Rangers, the Dons will soon be able to judge their chances of finishing in the top six this season. (Daily Express) They'll lose againt The Steelmen and the Arabs, but beat the Gers easy 

Birmingham City star James McFadden hopes to give Scotland manager Craig Levein a boost by declaring himself ready to face Lithuania on Friday. (The Sun)

Motherwell manager Craig Brown plans to ask chairman John Boyle for funds to bring in a few players before the transfer deadline. (The Sun)

Former Celtic general manager Jock Brown could be set for a return to football as chairman of Dundee. (The Sun)

 

Wednesday's Scottish gossip

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Lithuania head coach Raimondas Zutautas hopes the seven players in his squad with Hearts connections will have something to prove against Scotland on Friday evening. (The Sun)

Ross McCormack, now at Leeds United after his move from Cardiff City, hopes that Scotland manager Craig Levein has not forgotten him. (The Sun)

Hibernian's David Wotherspoon calls on the fans to get behind the team, rather than booing John Hughes' men after their unconvincing start to the season. (Daily Mail)

Celtic striker Anthony Stokes, signed for £1.2m from Hibs, hopes to become his new club's answer to Kris Boyd, who banged in plenty of goals for Rangers before his move to Middlesbrough. (Various) I thought it was £800,000, and who the feck was Kris Boyd  

Clubs in Qatar and United Arab Emirates, where the transfer window does not close until 15 September, have been alerted to Kenny Miller rejecting his new contract offer at Rangers. (The Sun)

Former Livingston midfielder Graham Dorrans insists he knew he was good enough to cope with life at West Brom and in the Premier League. (Daily Record)

Hearts captain Marius Zaliukas, on loan from Kaunas, may have played his last game for the Tynecastle club after owner Vladimir Romanov turned down his wage demands. (The Sun)

Inverness Caley defender Kenny Gillet says his team have no fears about taking on Celtic away in the Co-operative Insurance Cup third round. (Daily Record)Oh no not again  

While in the opposition camp, Celtic defender Thomas Rogne hopes he will have recovered from injury in time to play in that match. (Daily Express)